in thinking that my daugther's school shouldn't change the uniform to trousers allowed for girls without asking parents?

[Littlemissbusy]

Just heard on Friday that it's likely that my DD's school will allow girls to wear trousers from this September (current only skirts for girls). I'm outraged that parent's haven't been involved in the decision. Just need to rant I think! I actually feel very strongly that trousers shouldn't be introduced - but just a strongly that it's just been decided!!
Any thoughts / experiences from anyone else. particularly anyone wear trousers are allowed - do any girls actually then choose to wear skirts??

Shatteredmumsrus - was it a grammar school in Brum?

OP - yabu. I would dress my dds in trousers unless they specifically wanted skirts - just sensible to have the option.

What if someone felt as strongly as you do that she didn't want her dd to wear a skirt? Presumably there are parents who feel like this & have been lobbying. I don't see why their views are less worthy of consideration than yours tbh.

I agree completely with you on the school dinners issue, LMB! Definitely YANBU on that.

Yes of course you are being unreasonable - barmily so.

Read Bamboostalk's excellent post and then think again about the fuss you're making over this.

We introduced trousers for girls about 10 years ago at our school; they were popular for a while but now most of the girls wear skirts. My daughter's school also offers a choice - sometimes she wears skirts, sometimes trousers - she looks equally smart in both.

sorry, x posted.

If it's a school council decision then good for the school for taking note of what the students think.

LMB you are soooooo sad to be 'outraged' about this. I agree with other posters who say its got nothing at all to do with parents. Skirts are impractical and untidy for school. It was the best thing ever when trousers were allowed.

the daily thing for money s at our school too

pita finding exact cash daily but nice to be able to revert to dinners when dh has raided the lunch box supplies again!
or reverting to sandwiches when dinner is crud hotdogs

Forgive me if I'm completely barking up the wrong tree, or just completely barking but I think your attitude has a lot to do with the how the school is perceived to others and the kind of impression the school is giving. You're worried that somehow girls wearing trousers seems to lower the tone. Do you have a lot of friends whose kids are at private schools in posh uniforms and you're trying to keep up?

Peachy, I'd be 99% sure that's why there was no consultation. I expect plenty of parents have asked why girs can't wear trousers and the school have decided to include them, never imagining that they needed a meeting so someone could object to trousers for girls.

Our local school has shirts as part of the uniform, lots of parents were asking about polo shirts so they have included polo shirts as an option in the summer but the children can still wear their shirts if they wish.

My dd always wears trousers in the winter. I think she is the only girl to wear trousers (I force her because its warmer).

Lots of x-posting there, please ignore irrelevant ramblings!

I think the school is to be commended for listening to the children, tbh.

sandyballs - no - not trying to keep up - no friends in private schools! The school does have a "smart" uniform though - they all wear shirts and ties (boys and girls) - not sure how usual this is for junior schools! The smartness of pupils was one of the things I noticed when visiting to choose - so I guess I am worried that it'll change the smartness.

I wish we had daily lunches - I have to decide by wednesday morning the week before if I want DD to have hot lunches the next week. It would be soooooooooo much easier to send her with money on the days we run out of bread etc

Funnily enough - we won't have daily lunches choices anymore - a county directive!

Thanks for your Sunday evening comments! Quite clear that I'm a) unreasonable b) mad and c) in another era.
Maybe I should run for loca MP!!!!

Blimey, I remember how we all cheered when were finally 'allowed' to wear trousers at my school (winter months only though)

yabu

Much prefer polo shirts to shirts and ties for junior pupils.

DS2, yr6, is allowed to wear a shirt and tie, with the other years wearing polo shirts, and by the end of the day most of them look scruffy.

"Thanks for your Sunday evening comments! Quite clear that I'm a) unreasonable b) mad and c) in another era.
Maybe I should run for loca MP!!!!"

ROFL!!!

Yoiuy are a card, LMB

YAB very U

Sobernow - no - don't object to democracy - but (thinking of most extreme example I can on a Sunday evening) if school council vote that it's sexism that girls are banned from boy's toilets and vice versa - then should we change that too??
Anyway - it's been clearly established that I'm a)unreasonable b)mad c) in another era and now d) against democracy...
I'll change that from standing for local MP, to going straight for Prime Minister!!!

wow. I wish the only thing I had to worry about was what uniform my children wear to school and whether or not I was involved in the decision making

What difference does it make what kids wear? I'll tell you what. None. Not in the grand scheme of life anyway.

Most school council votes are subject to confirmation and would have to follow school & LA policies - for example, now the council have banned daily lunch orders, it wouldn't go through if the school council voted for it again.

you are equating single sex toilets with allowing girls to wear trousers?